ST. LOUIS–The Giants lacked any desire to embrace the “spoiler” role.
After trading Andrew McCutchen and losing Steven Duggar and Buster Posey to season-ending surgeries in the final week of August, the Giants’ roster had been decimated and the team’s spirits had been deflated.
They were left with little ammunition to spoil any playoff hopes, but if they showed up to auditions for the job anyway, the Giants would not be receiving a callback.
Their flaws and shortcomings were once again exposed Sunday, as they suffered a 9-2 defeat to a St. Louis Cardinals club that used the three-game series to move closer to securing the National League’s second wildcard berth.